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Jack Johnson, Interracial Relationships, and Methods of White Social Control in Early Twentieth- Century America Aimee M University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects January 2015 "A Picture Terrible In Its Significance": Jack Johnson, Interracial Relationships, And Methods Of White Social Control In Early Twentieth- Century America Aimee M. Duchsherer Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/theses Recommended Citation Duchsherer, Aimee M., ""A Picture Terrible In Its Significance": Jack Johnson, Interracial Relationships, And Methods Of White Social Control In Early Twentieth-Century America" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 1766. https://commons.und.edu/theses/1766 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects at UND Scholarly Commons. 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For more information, please contact [email protected]. “A PICTURE TERRIBLE IN ITS SIGNIFICANCE”: JACK JOHNSON, INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND METHODS OF WHITE SOCIAL CONTROL IN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA by Aimee Duchsherer Bachelor of Arts, Minot State University, 2012 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of North Dakota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Grand Forks, North Dakota May 2015 Copyright 2015 Aimee Duchsherer ii PERMISSION Title “A Picture Terrible in Its Significance”: Jack Johnson, Interracial Relationships, and Methods of White Social Control in Early Twentieth- Century America Department History Degree Master of Arts In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a graduate degree from the University of North Dakota, I agree that the library of this University shall make it freely available for inspection. I further agree that permission for extensive copying for scholarly purposes may be granted by the professor who supervised my thesis work or, in her absence, by the Chairperson of the department or the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. It is understood that any copying or publication or other use of this thesis or part thereof for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. It is also understood that due recognition shall be given to me and to the University of North Dakota in any scholarly use which may be made of any material in my thesis. Aimee Duchsherer March 27, 2015 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………...vi CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………...1 II. HISTORIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………12 III. “MAKING LOVE TO A COLORED MAN”: CONTROLLING WHITE FEMALE PURITY……………………………………………..28 IV. THE “HORRIBLE DREAD”: MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND RACIAL CONSEQUENCES AS CONTROL………………………….53 V. STRANGE FRUIT: THREATS AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AS METHODS OF CONTROL……………………………………………..87 VI. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………114 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………121 v ABSTRACT In early twentieth-century America, white society used white female purity, psychological and racial pressures, and intense physical violence as methods by which to control the sexual behavior of black men and white women. An exploration of the case study of African American boxer Jack Johnson reveals the use of these tools in the public response to his relationships with three white women: Belle Schreiber, Etta Duryea, and Lucille Cameron. As Johnson challenged white men in the boxing ring, he further challenged their supposed racial superiority through his blatant, public sexual relationships with and marriages to white women. Using legal documents and a variety of Chicago newspapers, this thesis explores black-male-white-female interracial relationships through public perception, touching on issues of legality, sexual autonomy, prostitution, mental disorders, abuse, suicide, race suicide, and lynching. vi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Our memories are transmitted mostly by word of mouth, from father to son. White people can’t imagine that we too are proud of our ancestors and that for long days, and even longer nights, when we knew nothing of schools or books, we handed down memories of past centuries. The tales were no doubt modified over time, but the salient facts remained the same. Fable or tradition, it matters little.” Jack Johnson1 John Arthur Johnson’s life was rife with elements of fable, influenced by various social perceptions of his experiences and behavior, creating an intriguing web of historical reality and social rhetoric. Both the white and black public viewed the black boxer in ways which often entered the realm of myth, stereotypes, or blatant misrepresentation.2 The public perception and discussion of his relationships with white women highlighted these elements in important ways, indicating the methods white society used to control the behavior of black men and, secondarily, white women. However, the somewhat murky details of Johnson’s origins, the background of his 1 Jack Johnson, My Life and Battles, Ed. Christopher Rivers (Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2007, 1914), pg. 1 2 In this work, I have chosen to use the term “black” in order to refer to African Americans although the term is somewhat problematic. Language concerning race in American history is somewhat complicated. In the time period discussed here, the terms “colored” and “Negro” (always capitalized by the preference of those to whom it referred) were most common. In actuality, the term “black” was not as common and may have even been considered somewhat offensive to the growing educated African American community who proudly embraced the word Negro. It was not until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s that the word “black” became proudly and frequently reclaimed. This movement dramatically challenged the racial structure of the United States to such an extent that it also included a change in language. Within this work, I recognize Jack Johnson’s actions and the function of black-male-white-female relationships within white society to be similarly challenging and an important precursor to the ideological revolution to occur fifty years later. Therefore, in order to avoid current politically and socially out-dated terms such as Negro while paying respect to the dramatic racial reappropriation of language within the twentieth century (i.e. “black,” “nigga,” etc.), “black” will be used exclusively throughout this work. 1 intimate life and choices, and the social and legal context of the early twentieth century are required in order to fully explore his sexual and romantic relationships with Belle Schreiber, Etta Duryea, and Lucille Cameron. This thesis argues that the white social perception and regulation of interracial relationships, as revealed in the media and legal documents concerning Jack Johnson’s life, highlight the ways in which white society used white female purity, psychological and racial pressures leading to mental disorders, and intense physical violence as methods by which to control the sexual behavior of black men and white women, thereby retaining the racial and gender hierarchy founded on white men in the rapidly changing Progressive Era. Based on the geographical location and time period of his birth, Johnson’s formative social experiences should have influenced his life and choices in exceptionally different ways. Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, to former slaves Henry and Tina Johnson in 1878. Between 1882 and 1968, 352 black individuals were lynched in Texas, third only behind Mississippi and Georgia.3 Lynching was often in response to reported acts of violence, despite their veracity. In many cases, this rumored violence was supposedly against white women, warranting swift and brutal punishment in order to protect white female purity. Given this foundational context, Johnson’s parents undoubtedly raised him with specific ideas concerning how he, as a black male, was supposed to behave within a white-dominated society—particularly how he should, or rather should not, interact with white women. Nevertheless, despite growing up in an area rooted in the danger of lynch culture, Johnson disregarded or outright challenged the white social definitions of his manhood and behavior. The key to his mindset could arguably be found in his hometown: 3 “Lynchings, by State and Race, 1882-1968,” The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive. 2 No part of Galveston Island was more racially mixed than the Twelfth Ward, in which Johnson grew up. Its most important citizen was Norris Wright Cuney, who, as the son of a Texas planter and his slave mistress, was regarded as black, not white. … As alderman, labor organizer, collector of customs for the district of Texas, Republican National Committeeman, and leader of the racially mixed “Black and Tan” faction of the state Republican Party, he was … a constant reminder to neighbors like young Jack Johnson that a black man need not limit his horizons.4 Johnson grew up in this “racially-mixed” post-Reconstruction environment, where the rhetoric of the Purity of White Womanhood, examples of interracial relationships, and threats of lynching swirled about in a confusing manner. 5 Nevertheless, this background—where he viewed black men who were products of interracial relationships in positions of authority as well as possibly witnessing black men being lynched—was formative to his development and future performance of black male gender. From this environment, Johnson grew up to engage in battles royal, street fights, and eventually the organized sport of boxing, fighting both
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